Grace Williams145 Church View Terrace

LlandaffCardiff

CF12 34ZMobile: 07717 123456

Email: GraceWilliams@cardiff.ac.uk

EDUCATION2009 – 2013 Cardiff UniversityBA French & Spanish (Predicted class 2:1)Modules include: French Language, Advanced French Translation, French Business Practice, Contemporary French Thought, Spanish Language, Spanish Translation, Spain around the World, Politics of the EU, Economics of the EU.Dissertation: A Comparison of the Not-for-Profit sectors in France and Spain.

2011-2012 Universite de Caen Universidad de SalamancaIntercalary year spending a semester at both institutions, perfecting writing and oral skills in both languages. In Spain, took additional voluntary modules on Spanish economics and marketing.

2001-2008 Bishop of Llandaff High School, CardiffA Levels French (A), German (A) Economics (B)GCSEs 10 GSCEs, all Grade A*-B, including French, German, and Welsh.

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE2012-2013 Student Ambassador, School of European StudiesMentor and first point of contact for prospective students, answering informal email queries. Created monthly blog ‘Languages Live’, aimed at increasing interest in languages at university. Acted as a guide and speaker at Open Days. Participated in mock tutorial through the medium of French.

2011 Cantina La Esperanza, SalamancaVoluntary placement in restaurant run by a charity, aimed at helping people gain skills to live independently.Worked as front of house staff, through the medium of Spanish.Involved in a number of outreach events with local schools, increasing awareness of the work of the project.

Summer 2009 Ecole Active Bilingue, ParisOne semester’s Gap Year experience working as a cultural assistant, assisting primary age children with their performance of ‘Scenes from a Midsummer Night’s Dream’.Extensive focus on language and French-English translation.

2010-Present Eventing Plus, CardiffReception work in this busy event management company.Strong customer service skills developed, including welcoming visitors from all over the world.Undertake daily internet research on the event management sector, circulating findings to all team members.

ChronologiCal CV

A personal profile could be inserted here. It needs to ‘sell’ you in the context of what you’re applying

for e.g. ‘Highly organised and creative languages finalist with a range of

experiences in the cultural and not-for-profit sectors in the UK and mainland

Europe, now looking for a placement within an arts administration

setting.’ or similar. Punchy and enthusiastic - two sentences at the most.

Focus here is on subjects related to languages.

If applying to a different setting e.g. finance, then extend the focus to other subjects, e.g. maths and

economics.

This looks impressive, but strong skills will also come from bar work etc

If one aspect of your work experience is particularly strong for the sector you are applying for, consider putting it at the top, under

a separate heading. Here, if the applicant was interested

in event management, the placement could be a little lost. In that case, it would be wiser to create two headings ‘Relevant

work experience’ and ‘Other experience’. This will

automatically elevate the most relevant work.

RELEVANT SKILLSLanguages• Fluent French and Spanish, including knowledge of Business French

(Paris Chamber of Commerce – mention bien) and proven ability to work through Spanish.

• Good conversational German and a Welsh learner.

IT• As a blogger, possess a suite of IT skills such as HTML, photo imaging

and editing.• Also Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Publisher.

Communication• Working in the UK, France and Spain has helped develop skills in dealing

with a range of groups – including the very young, business communities and the general public. Have learnt to adjust tone and approach, depending on audience.

• Presentation and public speaking skills have been strengthened within Ambassadorial Role, frequently speaking to groups of up to 150 people.

• Confident writing skills have been developed through regular blogging and a 10,000 word dissertation, which was awarded a first class mark.

Cultural Awareness• An enthusiastic traveller, have always endeavoured to experience life and

society in gap year and Erasmus placements.• Strong performance in cultural modules in degree has been backed up by

volunteering in Spain and extra-curricular activities in France.

Organisation• The highest levels of organisational skill have been vital in securing a wide

profile of experience in the UK and overseas.• Current office experience requires coordination of diaries, liaison with internal

and external customers and dissemination of internet research.

INTERESTS & ACHIEVEMENTSTravel Time not spent on degree or work experience is spent travelling. Have established a network of friends and contacts in a large number of European cities and intend to continue visiting, as time allows.

Languages Have a passion for languages and am currently taking up Welsh again, with the intention of obtaining an additional A Level.

Drama Have performed with Cardiff Theatre Arts youth group since at school. Enjoy the thrill of performance and have taken part in a number of shows, recently taking on the role of Miss Clavel in the group’s self-penned version of Madeline.

REFEREESLecturer’s Name Canteen Manager, School Of European Languages, Cantina La Esperanza Full Postal Address Full Postal AddressEmail EmailTelephone Telephone(Personal Tutor) (Manager – Spain)

ChronologiCal CV

If applying to work with languages, the best

referees will be those who are able to comment on

your language skills in an academic and work-based

setting. If the latter is not an option, then a more general

work referee is a suitable alternative.

These can either be placed here, or on the front page, under a personal profile. They need to be a close

match to the skills that the employer will be looking

for and you need to provide plenty of evidence of why

you think you possess them. Detail is essential

here. With every application you make, consider if

your skills paragraph is articulating the strongest match it can. Sometimes

you may need to incorporate other skills or

alter their order, depending on priority.

If applying for work with an international dimension, try to use the Interests section to convey your enthusiasm. It does not have to be very

long, two or three points are usually sufficient.